Basket-cover



(No Model.)

J. MARVIL. BASKET COVER.

No. 350,376. Patented OGt. 5, 1886.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSHUA H. MARVIL, OF LAUREL, DELAWARE.

BASKET-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,376, dated October5,1886.

Application filed August 19, 1886. Serial No. 211,821. (No model.)

To alZ'whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I,JosHUA H. MARVIL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Laurel, in the county of Sussex and State of Delaware, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Covers for Fruit-Baskets, ofwhich the fol lowing is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide a strong, neat, andlight cover for fruit baskets, which is so constructed that when not inuse a series of covers can be nested together or packed one within theother, so as to take up comparatively little space in storage ortransportation, and thus obtain decided advantages over covers whichrequire to be tied together or must be-loosely shipped.

The invention consists in a cover which is formed of a series of slats,blocks, and fastening means, constructed and arranged in the mannerhereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a fruit-basketprovided with my improved cover. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thecover removed from the basket. Fig. 3 shows two covers nested together.

The reference-numerals 1 and 2 designate four sheets, strips, or pieces,which are of auniform size or length, and are so shaped and securedtogether as to form a frame of an octagonal shape. This latter form isgiven to the frame by cutting off each end of the strips or slats 1 and2 tea square miter, or, in other words, cutting off said piecesobliquely and matching and securing them tOg6l3h61,S0 as to form theaforesaid octagonal frame. Blocks 3, running parallel with the miteredends of the frame, are. secured to the under side of parallel bottomstrips or slats, 1. Nails or other means are used for securing theblocks and the respective slats comprising the frame, and, as seen inFig. 2, the blocks 3 extend diagonally across the slats and have theirouter faces flush with the mitered portions of the frame. The aforesaidslats 1 and 2 constitute a border-fran1e, as has been stated, and themiddle of this frame is slatted across or covbeing clinched or bentdown. on the top surfaces of the slats 2. These wires 6 are passedthrough the divided rim of the basket, and are bent up around the outerhoop of such rim, so as to cause the blocks 3 to be firmly pressed downupon the rim of the basket and hold in place upon the same until suchtime as the wires are straightened by hand to release the A coverconstructed as shown is very easily and cheaply made, and is neat inappearance, and by reason of the presence of the cornerblocks it israised sufficiently far above the basket-rim to allow the basketto beheaped and its contents to be well exposed.

Another great advantage inherent in my cover is that when it is not inuse it can be nested with a seriesof others and made into a compactpackage, taking up comparatively little space, and resulting in a savingof return-freights when the baskets and covers are returned to theshipper. It will be apparent that this nesting is made easy by themitered corners of the frame and the blocks located thereat, and,referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the end slats, 1 2, of onecover lie in close contact with the inner sides of a cover locatedbeneath, and hence it follows that a series of covers will be heldtogether by friction alone, and that no binding devices are required toprevent the displacement of a series of nested covers duringtransportation or handling.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1'. A cover forfruit-baskets, comprising an octagonal border-frame, one or more slatsextending across said border-frame, and blocks running parallel withfour alternate sides of said border-frame and secured to the under sidethereof, substantially as described.

2. A cover for fruit-baskets, consisting of two pairs of parallel slatshaving mitered ends and secured together to form an octagonal frame, oneor more cross -slats, the cornerblocks, and fastening-wires extendingfrom two diamctricallyopposite corner-blocks, substantiall y asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSHUA H. MARVIL.

Witnesses HARVEY F. MARVIL, J. DALLAS MARVIL.

